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3D is all the rage these days, and now that Avatar has made like eleventy bajillion dollars (which is totally a real number), it seems as though it's probably here to stay. This means we can expect all kinds of cool movies to make the jump from boring old 2D over to much more gimmicky 3D.

One such title that appears to be making the move to the third dimension is Ridley Scott's highly anticipated prequel to Alien. Website Shadowlocked.com recently sat down with Roger Christian (art director on Scott's original film), who spilled the beans on plans for the new title.

"Ridley's doing the next Alien in 3D," Christian told the site. "Ridley told me some of his ideas when we were here in Toronto. He has a very clear understanding of where this should go. They kind of stopped dead one of the greatest horror franchises there's ever been, and it had legs to go on. So I'm hoping he'll revive another three. The world certainly wants it, and the fans want it - everybody. "

Now, keep in mind that this is still basically a rumor--the studio hasn't confirmed any of this, and Christian isn't officially involved with the Alien prequel at this point. However, if there's a franchise that could really benefit from using 3D technology, Alien is definitely on the short list. The thought of Xenomorphs popping out of the screen and facehuggers flying directly at me is cool beyond words.

What do you think? Does the idea of a new Alien film being in 3D fill you with excitement over the possibilities or does it make you worry that the gimmick will overshadow what's truly important--seeing nasty monsters eat people's faces? Let us know in the comment section below.

John Landis, Peter Jackson and Brett Eisner have one thing in common. They were all tapped at one point to revive Universal's 1954 classic monster flick, Creature from the Black Lagoon. Well, the Gill-man may have found his home with a new director yet. Universal is in early talks with Carl Erik Rinsch to direct the remake about a science expedition's encounter with a mysterious and terrifying undersea creature.

Rinsch was in talks with Ridley and Tony Scott to direct an Alien prequel at one point, until Ridley Scott decided to return to the franchise he originally launched. Rinsch shoots commercials for the Scott's production company RSA. Hopefully he'll be able to show off his monster chops with this one soon. The film is being produced by Strike Entertainment's Marc Abraham and Eric Newman, along with Gary Ross. Creature's script is getting a redo.

Universal has been anxious to get this project in the works. Their remake of the 1941 classic The Wolfman has showed a lot of promise and hopefully will succeed. Otherwise, Creature may have murky waters to contend with upon release.

The next sound you hear will be me squealing with glee. But I think I speak for many of us when I express my excitement about Alien Quadrilogy, one of the greatest special DVD collections ever, getting a much deserved Blu-ray transfer. And if that wasn't enough, Dread Central put the icing on the cake by revealing that the set will have brand spanking new content and be available mid-to-late 2010.

Sigourney Weaver, who loves to be chatty with the press, revealed in an interview with the L.A. Times that she will be watching all of the Alien films in the coming weeks as part of the process of recording commentary for the Blu-ray release.

"I've never done that, watched all of them in a row," Weaver said. "I just recently made my [19-year-old] daughter watch them. She had never seen them before, believe it or not. I think she just prefers to think of me as good ol' mom, you know, not some person running around a spaceship with a flamethrower."

We've been hearing a lot about a reboot / remake / prequel of the original A L I E N for quite some time now, but things have picked up in the last several weeks, and the latest news is actually pretty surprising: According to Variety, no less than Ridley Scott himself will be directing the prequel, and if I need to remind you that Mr. Scott directed the first A L I E N, then I think you may be at the wrong horror blog. The screenwriter for the flick will be Jon Spaihts, who's clearly one of those "mega-busy but untested" scribes. The guy has no less than five scripts in various stages of development, including Children of Mars and Shadow 19.

Right here is where you'd expect me to flip out like a geek and rant loudly because A L I E N is my all-time favorite film and how dare they make a prequel and yadda yadda ... but frankly I'm pretty thrilled that Ridley Scott is attached. Mainly because I think he's an excellent filmmaker, but also because his hectic schedule may prevent this prequel from arriving any time soon. More info as we get it!

(By Jessica Barnes -- Cinematical -- 6/1/09)

So, do you want the good news or the bad news first? Well, let's start with the bad news: Its official, the A L I E N reboot has gone beyond rumor and straight into reality. But the good news is that at least it won't be a remake. Just last week, Peter broke the story that Fox was looking to revive the franchise, but at the time, none of the principals involved (original creator Ridley Scott, Tony Scott, or rumored director, Carl Rinsch) had officially commented on the status of the project. Now, though, Collider brings us news that they got the chance to speak with Tony Scott during a press event for The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 and he confirmed that Rinsch has indeed been given the nod to direct a prequel to the 1979 sci-fi horror.

Once you get over the fact that a prequel is a particularly goofy idea, it probably wouldn't be that hard to come up with a plausible story. In the original film, the story of the derelict ship that the crew of the Nostromo encountered was never really explained. That element of the unknown was always an integral part of the original film's scare factor, but you have to admit, it wouldn't be all that difficult to fill in the blanks. Scott is looking to get the film into production by the end of the year, but there is still a small matter of a script and a cast before they can think about sticking to a tentative release date of summer, 2011.

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